Angela Rayner launches £1 billion scheme to tackle evictions

Angela Rayner launches £1 billion scheme to tackle evictions

10:13 AM, 20th December 2024, About 2 months ago 65

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Angela Rayner has announced a £1 billion plan to prevent evictions and tackle homelessness.

In the largest-ever investment in homelessness prevention, the government has unveiled plans to allocate nearly £1 billion to council budgets to address the homeless crisis.

The funding will support mediation with landlords and families to avoid evictions, assist individuals in securing new homes, and provide deposits to access private rental properties.

End no-fault evictions

According to the government, around 40% of homeless families are living in B&Bs or nightly-let accommodation, and the use of this emergency accommodation has doubled in three years.

Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Angela Rayner said: “Too many people have been failed by the system time and again. More than160,000 children face spending this Christmas without a stable place to call home. I am determined to break the cycle of spiralling homelessness and get back on track to ending it for good.

“This largest-ever investment marks a turning point, giving councils the tools they need to act quickly and put in place support for people to tackle, reduce and prevent homelessness. It’s time to turn the tide.

“This historic funding comes alongside our work developing a cross-government strategy back on track to end homelessness, pulling every lever of the state, to ensure that we deliver not just sticking plasters but a long-term plan.

“Through our plan for change I am determined to tackle the housing crisis we inherited head-on, building the homes we need, delivering the biggest boost in social and affordable housing in a generation and ending no-fault evictions.”

In a government press release, it was claimed that Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions are one of the leading causes of homelessness, but gave no figures to support this claim.

Help prison leavers access private rented homes

The funding will support councils to prevent homelessness and provide temporary accommodation where required for families who recently became homeless, for example, through eviction or fleeing domestic violence.

The government says the funding will enable councils to continue offering tailored support, including helping prison leavers access private rented homes and running local programs that provide new education and employment opportunities.

Local authorities will also be able to choose to channel resources into services including Housing First, which prioritises access to secure housing for people with histories of repeat homelessness and multiple disadvantages including drug and alcohol abuse.


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Jessie Jones

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22:57 PM, 21st December 2024, About 2 months ago

1 billion quid. That ought to build at least 5 thousand 3 bed homes in the less expensive areas of the UK. Which will house at least 5 thousand families, potentially 20 thousand people. Additionally, the cash this will free up from temporary accommodation would go a long way to building more housing.
But the Govt don't want to actually solve the housing crisis because they know that if it was solved, then more immigrants would pour over in the knowledge that housing would be provided.
Much easier to look for ways to blame landlords and apply sticking plasters, than to find actual solutions.

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23:02 PM, 21st December 2024, About 2 months ago

Reply to the comment left by Jessie Jones at 21/12/2024 - 22:57
Mainstream parties need net migration to be high. Less than 5 years to stop a Reform landslide. Need to import more Labour voters.

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9:17 AM, 22nd December 2024, About a month ago

Where is all this money coming from ? - would you want ex prisoner in your property, thought not -they shouldn't have done the crime (plus would likely invalidate your house insurance) . Where are all the fathers of these single mothers ? - time for a clamp down

Paul

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16:01 PM, 22nd December 2024, About a month ago

Blaming section 21 for homelessness is like blaming the bread for being toasted. Homelessness is not caused by being evicted, its caused by people being unable to pay the rent or find social housing.

Instead of tackling the root cause, labour attack private property rights again.

Mick Roberts

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18:21 PM, 22nd December 2024, About a month ago

Reply to the comment left by Monty Bodkin at 20/12/2024 - 21:12Same here, take anyone cause we had a chance of asking to go if there were bad. They don't even get a viewing now.

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9:52 AM, 23rd December 2024, About a month ago

I have never issued a s21 to any tenant that regularly pays the rent, treats the house and neighbors with respect, in return i maintain the property. Simples

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16:24 PM, 23rd December 2024, About a month ago

Reply to the comment left by Bob Plumb at 23/12/2024 - 09:52
That's what all landlords want isn't it? Pay the rent on time and in full, get on with the neighbours, look after the house. It's what I want, what most landlords want and what most landlords in the PRS actually try to encourage.

For good tenants who did all of the above landlords used to be able to hold the rent down a bit to encourage them to stay but the introduction of the rent-control-goblin by the SNP changed that for landlords in Scotland and we are not yet sure whether Angela Rayner is going to let the goblin run amok in England. If she does, it is tenants that will pay the price.

The problem with current government policy is that it penalises the majority of good landlords for being good landlords, destroys competition and imposes additional costs and risks that have to be passed on as rent-rises to tenants.

Labour still needs to learn from the SNP horror in Scotland.

Crouchender

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16:31 PM, 23rd December 2024, About a month ago

Reply to the comment left by Beaver at 23/12/2024 - 16:24
I do feel Labour will change leader mid government and Rayner will then take the reins!! Or Starmer will hand the reins to Rayner to fight next election. Lets hope PRS can survive for reform conservative pact government in 2029. Ie Reform will keep Tories in check and balanced especially when we need growth and Labour are leading us into recession.

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16:41 PM, 23rd December 2024, About a month ago

Reply to the comment left by Crouchender at 23/12/2024 - 16:31
As the saying goes "...the problem with socialism is that sooner or later they run out of other peoples' money."

If Rayner does take the reins from Keir Starmer then she's going to run out of other peoples' money much sooner.

But if she does take the reins and she doesn't change course, it is tenants who will suffer for her sins. She needs to learn from the SNP who have sinned more than she did.

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22:20 PM, 23rd December 2024, About a month ago

Reply to the comment left by Beaver at 23/12/2024 - 16:41
ONS data would say Scotland's SNP PRS policy has been a success with rent controls. Labour will look at this 'official' data...

Average rents increased to £1,362 (9.3%) in England, £772 (8.0%) in Wales, and £980 (6.5%) in Scotland, in the 12 months to November 2024. In Northern Ireland, average rents increased by 9.0% in the 12 months to September 2024.

So I do expect in 2025 that rental inflation will be quoted more in BoE reporting on inflation. Labour WILL respond in true knee jerk fashion of rent capping of some sort via Shelter lobbying. Just look at the what has happened in the Netherlands...

https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/12/13/squeezed-out-of-the-market-why-is-renting-so-difficult-in-the-netherlands

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